UNESCO - Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks Rock formation in Talampaya Natural Park These two contiguous parks, extending over 275‘300 ha in the desert region on the western border of the Sierra Pampeanas of central Argentina, contain the most complete continental fossil record known from the Triassic Period (245-208 million years ago). Six geological formations in the parks contain fossils of a wide range of ancestors of mammals, dinosaurs and plants revealing the evolution of vertebrates and the nature of palaeo-environments in the Triassic Period. UNESCO World Heritage Site in Argentina Name: Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks Location: San Juan and La Rioja Province Inscription: 2000 Category: Natural (viii) Unesco Ref: 966 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the side